Cavatini Supreme Recipe
Cavatini Supreme is a pasta casserole with ground beef, pepperoni, red sauce, and loads of gooey mozzarella cheese. This comfort food pasta recipe is easy to make and it freezes well, so make a big batch!
Why You Must Make
When we were newlyweds, my in-laws would visit us armed with dinner. I remember loving my mother-in-law’s Cavatini Supreme recipe. I had no clue, until recently, that Cavatini Supreme was a dish you could order at Pizza Hut. Apparently, a copy-cat recipe went through the bridge club sect and my mother-in-law and Bill’s aunt had slightly different recipes. After checking out the recipe, I was thrilled to discover how easily it went from kitchen to table.
I’ve tweaked it by using homemade marinara vs. the jarred spaghetti sauce in the original recipe, but store-bought sauce makes it super easy. Adding some Italian sausage for a little spice is also a way to amp up the flavor, but all ground beef is delightfully delicious, too.
Cavatini Supreme – Family Favorite Recipe
Growing up in the Midwest, good, old fashioned comfort food was the norm. I can’t recall being served an entree salad for dinner or a meal without a healthy dose of carbs. Plus, any dish with an Italian flare was gobbled up with nary a complaint. I’m not sure if the cavatini supreme craze spread from coast to coast, but in my neck of the woods, it was the perfect casserole to cook up for a weeknight dinner, to take to a family with a new baby or a to a funeral dinner. Easy, scrumptious and always a hit.
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Cavatini Supreme
A pasta casserole with ground beef, pepperoni, red sauce and loads of gooey mozzarella cheese. This comfort food pasta recipe is easy to make and it freezes well, so make a big batch!
Ingredients
- ¾ pound ground beef
- ¾ pound mild Italian sausage
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 jar mushrooms or sauteed fresh mushroom slices
- 32 ounces marinara sauce, homemade or good quality store-bought
- ½ package pepperoni slices
- ½ pound pasta of your choice, cooked and drained (spirals are traditional, but I used medium shells or conchiglie)
- Garlic salt, Italian seasoning, to taste, optional
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan
- 2 cups shredded Mozzarella
Instructions
- In a large oven-safe skillet, saute ground beef and sausage with onions and pepper.
- When meat is browned, remove from heat and drain.
- Add mushrooms, marinara, and pasta and mix well. Taste and add seasonings if needed.
- Mix in pepperoni, top with Parmesan, then Mozzarella.
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Bake for about 30 minutes or until the dish is hot and the cheese is golden.
Notes
This is a Pizza Hut copycat recipe from Bill's Aunt Alice.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 621Total Fat: 36gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 1583mgCarbohydrates: 34gFiber: 5gSugar: 13gProtein: 39g
104 Comments on “Cavatini Supreme Recipe”
I would make Chicken Parmesan – it’s our family favorite!
I’d make eggplant parmesan!
I would make a winter squash gratin
some lasagna
id make
I’d make lasagna
I would make Chicken Parmesan.
I might first try something we call ‘Fake Lasagna.’ Basically, you use all the typical lasagna ingredients: ricotta cheese, mozzarella, ground beef or similar, a good sauce, diced tomatoes, onion, etc., but instead of using lasagna style pasta, we just add a bottom layer of something like penne pasta. It’s so much easier, lol.
I would make braised chicken thighs!
curry chicken!
I would make baked spaghetti.
I would make oven baked macaroni and cheese with that golden brown layer of cheese on top.
I’d make baked ziti.
To am dying for some lasagna
I would love to try the Cavatini Supreme recipe you shared with us! Looks so good!
I would def make some lasagna and that be gone to do it again. I love lots of casseroles as well cause I’m the heart of Appalachia everything came out of a casserole dish.
I would make chicken parm.
Your Cavatini Supreme looks amazing! Maybe something inspired by your recipe but without the pasta since I can’t do pasta.
I would make lasagna!
I’d have try your dish! It looks like our kind of meal!
I would made lasagna in the great pan .